Natural disasters

It’s the nation’s largest-ever military deployment in peacetime, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said, as the death toll topped 200.

National government blamed local authorities after at least 92 people died as heavy rainfall swept through homes, shops and roadways.

Hungarian PM didn’t miss a chance to mock the pace of Brussels bureaucracy.

Hungarian leader’s address was set to be a dramatic moment in Strasbourg. Now it’s off.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flew back to the capital, cutting short his vacation on the island of Crete.

The European Environmental Agency found Europe unprepared for climate change risks such as floods and heatwaves.

Belgium’s southern Socialists face fire from both the far left and center in the race to form a national government.

Scientists dispute government’s claim that 2030 goal will be met. 

Rainy old England is getting wetter and the seas are rising. Does either party duking it out in the election know what’s about to hit it?

“The tragic attack on volunteers and your reaction arouse understandable anger,” Polish PM warned Israeli leader.

World Central Kitchen says its convoy was hit “despite coordinating movements with the IDF.”

‘When we tried picking up the bones, the bones turned to ash,’ says an Israeli first responder recalling the Hamas attack a hundred days ago.

Berlin’s make-believe debt crisis gives southern Europe a healthy dose of Schadenfreude.

It was the only EU member country not to comply.

Italian PM announces plan to build new detention centers to hold migrants for up to 18 months.

Funds to deal with natural disasters would double next year to €600M, prime minister says.

Extreme rainfall causes massive destruction in North African country.

Opposition MP calls Mitsotakis administration ‘rickety’ when it comes to managing catastrophes.

Britain announces plans for major international summit on energy security in spring 2024.